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Settlers raid 'Asira al-Qibliya and attack residentsOver the past year, settlers from Yitzhar and the surrounding area have sharply stepped up violent acts against nearby Palestinian villages. On 13 Sept., after a Palestinian stabbed a Jewish boy and burnt down a caravan in a settlement near Yitzhar, dozens of settlers raided the village of 'Asira al-Qibliya, rioted and widely damaged property. Soldiers were present at the time, yet did nothing to prevent the settlers' actions, and fired at the Palestinians.